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By SAM DAVIS
Chronicle Sports Editor
For many kids growing up, the thought of getting
a chance to play professional sports is a
dream. While the possibility of attaining that
goal is slim, it is enough to spawn high school
and collegiate careers. i
John "Night Train" Lane was one of the
many kids who dreamed of playing professional
football and that was what inspired him during
his early years.
During high school, Lane was an all-City running
back during both his junior and senior
seasons at Paisley High. He was also an integral .
part of a strong athletic program at Paisley,
which nroduced th^srhnnPc
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ball championship. The football team also advanced
to the state playoffs in *62 and *63. Yet,
Lane wanted to further refine his skills so that
some day, he would get his chance at the pros.
"That's why 1 played football when 1 was
growfcg up," says Lane. "I used to dream about
someday becoming a professional football
player. Coming from where I grew up in Boston
(near N. Trade Street in East Winston), there
wasn't much else to look forward to."
After nurturing his dream for years, Lane got
his chance at the pros. Although it didn't last
very long, Lane says his experience was well
worth the time and effort that he put into it.
"Getting a chance to go to a professional foot*
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Iris Temple No. 220 observed convocation i of
Memorial Day at 1405 Patterson department at Chi
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were scheduled to participate, of Iris Temple.
Music was from selected albums. _
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Daughters of Elks was honored raising project
to have two reigning queens and an tiered guard,
an out-going queen represented honored for a jot
in the Winston-Salem State
University Homecoming parade. Bradley is a
former recorder o
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honor of Miss Garden of Iris gressive Council
Temple, receiving the crown Past State Preside
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Arleece Hawkins and Mrs. Mary Arleece Hawki
Cuthrell were escorted by the Ex- Hawkins, Colone
haulted Ruler of Camel City and Mrs. Moore,
Lodge No 1021, John Dillard. and Virginia Col<
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ball camp is a thrill for any kid," says Lane, who
now makes his living as t car salesman at Cloverdale
Ford. "Having an opportunity to try out
with the pros was one of the best experiences 1
ever had."
While Lane never received the kind fame as a
professsional football player he thought he
would some day achieve, he has been able to
parlay his local fame into a successful career.
"When I first got into car sales, a lot of people
would come out and see me because they knew
"Getting a chance to go to a professional
football camp is a thrill for any kid.
Having a chance to try out with the pros
was one of the best experiences I ever
had."
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mc as 'Night Train* Lane, the football player,"
he says. "But after I got more experience in the
field, people started looking at me more as John
Lane, the car salesman. Most of the people that
know me now know me for going out of my way
to sell them a car."
Unlike some people that never made it on the
professional level when they thought they were
good enough to make it, Lane is not bitter about
his experience.
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fact that he got the chance to try out in the first
place.
"For a poor kid from the South that had never
seen much of the country, it was quite an experience,"
he says. "Being in a camp where there
were five practice fields and excellent facilities, 1
was in awe of what was going on."
Unfortunately for Lane, his professional
career was short-lived. Nagging injuries curtailed
his budding career and kept him from leaving hismark
in the professional ranks.
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Although he was impressive in tryouts, a ?
shoulder injury limited his NFL experience to
two summer champs.
"1 think I had a real good chance of making
the team,!' says Lane, who tried out as a running
back with the Detroit Lions. "But I hurt my
shoulder less than a week before the first exhibition
game. 1 never will forget the play ? split
right 41.
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